Life has been both good and bad to me lately, folks. I guess that’s the way things go. Sometimes, I juggle it well. Other times, not so much. There’s a popular saying that bad things come in threes. I’m here to tell you that’s crap. Bad things come in dozens and dozens, and sometimes they come all at once. It’s easy enough to adapt to one difficulty when you’re well rested and everything else in life is going smoothly, but …

Holy shitballs, I haven’t blogged since August? Oh dear. I do believe I need to hire an assistant to flog me when I’ve been a major slacker. See, this shit wouldn’t happen if I had a butler. Ah yes, I can picture him now: stuffy, British, elderly, bringing me tea and clearing his throat discretely and politely suggesting that I might consider keeping up on my duties. Ahem. Unfortunately, Cookie, my Desk Cat (who was also my Shoulder Cat), passed …

So, hiya! I promised a Marnie release in summer 2017, and she’s a’coming for sure. Just waiting on final edits. I’m HOPING that the grinding gears at Pixiegrind Ink can finagle a paperback version of this novella with a bonus of COLD COMPANY, DIRT NAP, and DEADHEAD inside, as the Between The Files stories have never been available in paper format. If that’s possible, it won’t be released at the same time as the ebook, but I will keep everyone …

I’m excited to announce that I’ve been invited to have another booksigning at Chapters, St. Catharines, Ontario (in the Fairview Mall) and will be there August 27, from 12-4; I’ll be signing copies of CLOSET FULL OF BONES, my first psychological thriller. Come see me and hang out, unless you’re a scary clown, or even a happy clown. No clowns allowed. I will also have copies of BLIGHTMARE, the most recent addition to the Marnie Baranuik Files, and limited copies …